sabkha

English

Alternative forms

• sabakha, sebkha, shebka, subkha, sabkhah, sabkhat

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبْخَة (sabḵa, “salt flat”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsæbkə/, /ˈsæbxə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑbkə/

Noun

sabkha (plural sabkhas)

1. (geology) An area of coastal salt flats, especially in North Africa and Arabia.

Synonyms

• chott

Anagrams

• Abkhas, kabsah, kasbah, shabka

French

Noun

sabkha f (plural sabkhas)

1. Alternative form of sebkha